Harding Bisons football

Harding Bisons football
2017 Harding Bisons football team
First season 1924 (1924)
Athletic director Greg Harnden
Head coach Paul Simmons
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium First Security Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Searcy, Arkansas
NCAA division Division II
Conference Great American Conference
All-time record 30329718 (.505)
Conference titles 3
Rivalries Arkansas Tech Wonderboys
Ouachita Baptist Tigers
Colors Black and Gold
         
Fight song Texas Fight
Mascot Buff the Bison (mascot)
Website hardingsports.com

The Harding Bisons football program represents Harding University in college football. The Bisons are a Division II school, where they are a member of the Great American Conference.[1][2]

Conference championships

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record
1972†Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference10–15–0
1976†Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference7–55–0
1989†Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference7–44–1
2016Great American Conference11-011–0

† Denotes shared title.

Conference affiliations

No team from 1932–1958

Playoff appearances

The Bison have participated in the NCAA Division II Playoffs three times: 2014, 2016 and 2017.

Year Opponent Round Result
2014Pittsburg State1st RoundL 42-59
2016Central Missouri1st RoundW 48-31
2016Sioux Falls2nd RoundW 27-24 (OT)
2016Northwest Missouri StateQuarterfinalsL 0-35
2017Indianapolis1st RoundW 27-24
2017Ashland2nd RoundW 34-24
2017Ferris StateQuarterfinalsW 16-14
2017Texas A&M-CommerceSemifinalsL 17-31

Bowl games

The Bison have participated in three College Division bowl games.

Date Opponent Bowl Result
December 6, 1972Langston LionsCowboy BowlW 30–27
December 4, 1976Abilene Christian WildcatsSan Jacinto Shrine BowlL 12–22
December 13, 2013Texas A&M–Commerce LionsLive United Texarkana BowlW 44–3

List of head coaches

  • Earl B. Thompson: 1925-1925 (1–3–0)
  • Clint Kercheville: 1926-1926 (2–5–1)
  • W.T. Henry: 1927-1927 (0–6–1)
  • Frank Turbeville: 1928-1928 (2–2–2)
  • Buck Arnold: 1929–1930 (7–6–2)
  • Paul Fiser: 1931-1931 (4–3–0)
  • Carl Allison: 1959–1963 (13–26–3)
  • John Prock: 1964–1987 (114–123–7)
  • Larry Richmond: 1988–1993 (37–25–1)
  • Randy Tribble: 1994–2007 (74–62–1)
  • Ronnie Huckeba: 2007–2016 (49–35–0)
  • Paul Simmons: 2017–Present (0–0–0)


References

  1. "Harding Historical Data". cfbdatawarehouse.com.
  2. "The Official Site of Harding Athletics". hardingsports.com.
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